DarkPriestess66: okay, Alexis is going to the World Cup with the Weasleys, but she lied to Draco and told him that she was going with Cedric. Just to clear things up.
Alexis Halliwell bounced impatiently up and down in the Weasley's living room, she was so excited about seeing Quidditch World Cup, she didn't like flying on a broom, but she did love Quidditch,
Mrs. Weasley was in the kitchen making breakfast with her wand, which Alexis thought was really strange, but then this is a wizard family, so everything that Alexis thought as normal would be strange, but anyway.
"Alexis will you calm down," Carmela ordered as she was trying to find a peaceful state of mind to meditate in,
"No, it's the World Cup. I never been more excited in my life," Alexis chirped. "If Ron doesn't wake up in one minute, I'm going to burn something precious of his!"
Carmela rolled her eyes, "No matter how many times, I tell that is personal gain, you still go on with the threat,"
after what seemed like forever to to the youngest Charmed One, Ron and Harry finally came downstairs, after they ate breakfast, gathered whatever supplies were needed for the weekend, they started out from the Burrow,
into the woods they went, Alexis walking with Hermione and Ginny,
"Ron, where are we actually going?" Harry asked.
"Don't know," Ron replied, "Hey, Dad. Where are we going?"
"Haven't the foggiest." Arthur Weasley answered, "Keep up!"
A mile or so more, Alexis looked up into the trees, and smiled.
"Arthur!" shouted a voice, "It's about time, son."
"Sorry, Amos. Some of us had a bit of a sleepy start." Arthur explained, "This is Amos Diggory, everyone. Works with me at the Ministry,"
Alexis saw a shaggy looking wizard, who was her boyfriend's father. Cedric dropped from the trees, then and landed on his feet. Alexis giggled and walked up to join Cedric and his father.
"And this strapping young lad must be Cedric, am I right?" Arthur asked.
"Yes, sir." Cedric replied, "This way,"
Alexis looked back and seen the looks Hermione and Ginny were giving Cedric, "No, gawking at my boyfriend,"
"Boyfriend? You must be Alexis, I've been hearing so much about, Cedric can't stop talking about you," Amos stated.
"Yes, sir. I hope not everything about me he's been saying is true," Alexis greeted. She turned and walked away with Cedric,
Amos followed behind, and took a good look at Harry, "Merlin's beard! You must be Harry Potter,"
after pleasant greetings, the group started off again, the sun was just about to rise when the group crested a hill,
"Yes, it's just over there." Amos stated,
Carmela noticed the boot, she knew what it was the moment she saw it, she jogged up the hill, "It's been a while since I had to use one of theses,"
"Shall we?" Arthur asks,
"Oh, yeah," Amos answered. "We don't want to be late,"
Alexis followed the crowd as they gathered around an old boot, and grabbed hold of it, with the others, "Carmela, what are we doing?"
"You'll see, just hold on tight to my arms, and don't let go." Carmela warned.
"Come on. Nearly there now. Get yourself into a good position," Amos directed.
"Why are they all standing around that manky old boot?" Harry asked.
"That isn't just any manky old boot." George replies,
"It's a Portkey," Fred adds.
"time to go!" Arthur stated.
"What's a Portkey?" Harry asked.
"Ready! After three. One, Two..." Amos began counting,
"Harry!" Arthur exclaimed,
Harry quickly grabbed a hold of the top of the boot, soon they were spiraling away and transported to another place all together,
"Let go, kids!" Arthur exclaimed.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"Let go!" Arthur replied,
the others did but Alexis took Carmela's warning to heart and didn't let go of the Elder's arm. The others landed on the ground, while Carmela, Amos, Alexis, Arthur, and Cedric walked down, and landed on their feet,
"Now I see why you told me not to let go of your arm, how did you do that?" Alexis asked looking at Carmela,
"You'll learn it later," Carmela replied,
"I'll bet that cleared your sinuses, eh?" Amos asked.
They walked over a hill and seen rows and rows of tents, witches and wizards flying about on brooms, vendors selling odds and ends,
Alexis' eyes widen at the sights and sounds.
"Well, kids, welcome to the Quidditch World Cup!" Arthur stated.
Arthur lead them though the crowds of people after saying farewell to Amos and Cedric who had better seats then they did, "Stay together! Keep up, girls!"
they arrived at a tent, Harry and Alexis wondered how they were going to sleep in there,
"Home sweet home." Arthur stated holding the tent flap open, Alexis and Harry watched everyone go in confused then they stepped inside, and the tent was larger inside,
"Excellent, excellent." Arthur commented.
"Ginny, look!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Girls, choose a bunk and unpack." Arthur ordered. "Ron, get out of the kitchen. We're all hungry,"
"Yeah, get out of the kitchen, Ron!" the twins agreed,
Harry and Alexis looked around in wonder, before looking at each other and smiling, "I love magic,"
That evening, they were up in the stands.
Blimey, dad. How far up are we?" Ron asked.
"Well, put it this way." the voice of Lucius Malfoy replied, "If it rains, you'll be the first to know,"
Draco looked up and saw Alexis, "Father and I are in the Minister's box by personal invitation of Cornelius Fudge himself,"
"Don't boast, Draco." Lucius stated hitting Draco in the stomach with his walking stick, "There's no need with these people, do enjoy yourself, won't you? While you can."
"That sounded like a threat to me, cousin Lucius." Alexis snapped, "I wouldn't be saying anything when you can't back the threat up,"
they climbed all the way to the top, Alexis felt her fear of heights kicking in, when she saw how hight they were, Carmela placed a hand on her shoulder,
"Come on up. Take your seats. I told you these seats would be worth waiting for." Arthur stated. They had to duck as a Quidditch team flew over them.
"It's the Irish! There's Troy! And Mullet! And Moran!" Fred and George stated.
"Here come the Bulgarians!" Shouted Fred.
"Who's that?" Ginny asked as the Bulgarian Seeker did a standing trick on his broom.
"That, sis, is the best Seeker in the world!" George answered.
Alexis could hear the audience chanting Krum,
"Good evening! As Minister for Magic it gives me great pleasure to welcome each and every one of you to the final of the 422nd Quidditch World Cup! Let the match begin!" Fudge stated and flicked his wand and sending a ball of light out of the tip.
Ireland won, but Krum caught the Snitch. Carmela sighed she missed a two hundred and some games of Quidditch working for the Greater good, she was lucky to persuade the other Elders into letting her attend this one, she watched as the children celebrated the Irish victory. She noticed something going on outside that distracted Arthur, she and he went out to look.
"there's no one like Krum." Ron stated.
"Krum?" Fred asked.
"Dumb Krum?" George asks
"He's like a bird, the way he rides the wind." stated Ron, he went on saying more about Krum.
"I think you're in love, Ron." Ginny teased.
"Shut up." Ron replied.
"Victor, I love you. Victor, I do. When we're apart my heart beats only for you." Fred and George sang with Harry and Alexis joining in.
there were the sounds of fireworks outside,
"Sounds like the Irish have got their pride on," George stated
Arthur and Carmela came running back in.
"Stop! Stop it!" Arthur exclaimed. "It's not the Irish."
"We've got to get out of here. Now!" Carmela exclaimed
They ran out of the tent, fires were everywhere.
someone shouted, "get out, it's the Death Eaters!"
"Get back to the Portkey, everybody, and stick together!" Arthur shouted "Fred! George! Ginny is your responsibility."
"Alexis, go now!" Carmela shouted at her charge. "I have to help the Ministry!" she ran off after Arthur.
"Harry! Alexis!" Hermione shouted.
Alexis' and Harry's eyes were glued to the group of wizards were in cloaks and wearing masks, they started to run the opposite direction but they were separated from the others.
Alexis stopped running when she noticed Harry wasn't next to her anymore, "Harry!" she shouted then looked back and found him unconscious on the ground, she ran over to him, and flung her invincibility shield over then, as people were stilling running away,
Harry came too when the campground was nothing but ash,
Alexis lowered her shield and watched as a man step out and pointed his wand at the sky, and cast "Morsmordre!" a greenish colored light flew from the tip of his wand, and in the sky formed a skull with a snake for a tongue.
Ron's voice called out looking for them. Followed by Hermione's.
Harry and Alexis stared at the place where the man was.
"We've been looking for you for ages!" Ron stated as he and Hermione came running up, "Thought we lost you, mate."
"What is that?" Harry asked as he looked up at the sky,
Alexis turned when she heard something, and shoved Harry, Ron, and Hermione to the ground, and her shield springing up again,
"Stupefy!" rang though the air, red sparks of light flew directly into her shield and were absorbed.
"Stop!" Arthur Weasley shouted,
"Stop it!" Carmela's voice sounded as she orbed down in front of the shield.
"That's my son!" Arthur exclaimed as he ran at the teens.
Alexis lowered her shield once more when she saw who was standing guard over them,
"Ron, Harry, Hermione, Alexis, you all right?" Arthur asked.
"We came back for Harry, and Alexis," Ron answers,
A ministry wizard pointed his wand at the teens, "Which of you conjured it?"
"Crouch, you can't possi-" Arthur began.
Carmela was standing next to Alexis, who was huddling against her side, glaring definitely at the wizard,
"Do not lie!" Crouch exclaimed. "You've been discovered at the scene of the crime"
"Crime?" Alexis repeated.
"Barty! They're just kids." Arthur stated.
"What crime?" Harry asked.
"It's the Dark Mark, Harry. It's his mark." Carmela whispered
"What, Voldemort?" Harry asked. "Those people tonight, in the masks, they're his too, aren't they?"
"His followers?" Alexis asks,
"Yeah," Arthur replied. "Death Eaters."
"Follow me." Crouch ordered.
"There was a man, before." Harry stated.
"I seen him too," Alexis added. She pointed over to where he was, "There!"
"All of you, this way!" ordered Crouch.
"A man, Harry, Alexis?" Arthur asks "Who?"
"Don't know didn't see his face," Harry replied.
Alexis shook her head, "I didn't see his face either,"
Two days later, Harry, Hermione, Ron and Alexis were sitting in a compartment on the Hogwarts Express.
"Anything from the trolley!" the old witch asked as she came to their compartment, Alexis stood up and looked at the items,
"Packet of Drooble's and a licorice wand." Ron replied,
"Cauldron cakes," Alexis requested "and two chocolate frogs,"
Alexis went back and broke a cauldron cake in half and handed it to Snowdrop, who still hasn't left her, like most familiars do,
"This is horrible, how can the Ministry now know who conjured it?" Hermione asks, "Wasn't there any security or...?"
"Loads, according to Dad. That's what worried them so much. Happened right under their noses," Ron replied.
Alexis looked at Harry, and seen him rubbing his scar, "It's hurting again, isn't it? Your scar?"
"I'm fine." Harry replied,
"Harry, we share a room at the Manor, I know something's wrong, besides you know Dad will want to hear about this what we saw at the world cup and the dream," Alexis stated.
Harry just stared at her, before taking out parchment and a quill and ink. Writing a note to Sirius and sending Hedwig out the window.
They arrived at Hogwarts, they gathered in the corridor as a carriage came flying down,
"Clear the runway!" Hagrid ordered then dived out of the way as the carriage almost hit him,
"Well, there's something you don't see every day." George stated.
The next vessel came from the black lake, it was a ship.
"What's going on this year?" asks Alexis as the students settled into their seats in the Great Hall,
"Well, now we're all settled in and sorted, I'd like to make an announcement. This castle will not only be your home this year but home to some very special guests as well." Dumbledore started to explain, "You see, Hogwarts has been chosen..." Filch interrupts by running up the aisle and whispers to the Headmaster. After that was finished Dumbledore began where he left off, "So Hogwarts has been chosen to host a legendary event: The Triwizard Tournament, for those of you who do know know, the Triwizard Tournament brings together three schools for a series of magical contests. From each school, a single student is selected to complete. Now let me be clear. If chosen you stand alone, and trust me when I say these contests are not for the faint hearted, but more of that later. For now, please join me in welcoming the lovely ladies of the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and their headmistress Madame Maxime."
The doors to the great hall opened and in walked well flaunted would be the word that Alexis would have used as she saw the teens in blue uniforms.
"Blood hell." Ron muttered as he watched the retreating anatomy of the girls, Alexis tapped him on the shoulder,
"Put your eyes back in their sockets, Ronald," Alexis stated.
The Beauxbatons students conjured butterflies as they stopped in front to the staff table.
"And now our friends from the north, please greet the proud sons of Durmstrang and their high master Igor Karkaroff." Dumbledore introduced.
The Durmstrang students marched in and did some impressive gymnastics and one of them conjured a phoenix made of fire.
Alexis' mouth dropped open at the sight of the fire phoenix, she felt a thrill of excitement that only fire magic can ignite in her. She could care less that Victor Krum walked by.
The students were talking among themselves when Dumbledore stood up again,
"Your attention, please!" Dumbledore called out, "I'd like to say a few words, eternal glory. That is what awaits the student who wins the Triwizard Tournament. But to do this, that student must survive three tasks. Three extremely dangerous tasks."
"Wicked." the Weasley twins muttered.
"For this reason, the Ministry has seen fit to impose a new rule. To explain all this we have the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation Mr. Bartemius Crouch."
Thunder and lighting struck inside the Great Hall from the enchanted ceiling, and a someone who made the hair on Alexis' neck stand straight up on end, come limping from behind a corner and stopped the ceiling,"
"Bloody hell. It's Mad-eye Moody." Ron stated.
"Alastor Moody? The Auror?" Hermione asks
"Auror?" Alexis asks
"Dark Wizard catcher. Half the cells in Azkaban are filled thanks to him," Ron answers, "He's suppose to be mad as a hatter, though, these days."
they watched as Moody and the Headmaster hugged, then Moody took out a flask and drank from it.
"What's that he's drinking, do you suppose?" asks Seamus
"I don't know, but I don't think it's pumpkin juice." answers Harry,
Carmela orbed in and stood against the wall, wondering what was going on, she hadn't been informed of anything,
"After due consideration the Ministry has concluded that, for their own safety; no student under the age of 17 shall be allowed to put forth their name for the Triwizard Tournament." Crouch informed.
The students began to revolt, Alexis included.
"This decision is final." Crouch finished.
"That's rubbish!" Alexis and the Weasley twins shouted.
Dumbledore step up and shouted "Silence!"
Carmela paled as she saw the goblet being uncovered, the same one that drew her name out from it over two hundred and four years ago.
"The Goblet of Fire. Anyone wishing to submit themselves, to the tournament need only write their name upon a piece of parchment and throw it in the flame before this hour on Thursday night. Do not do so lightly. If chosen, there's no turning back." Dumbledore informed. "As from this moment, The Triwizard Tournament has begun."
Later during the night, a mysterious figure shimmered wearing a hooded cloak into the Great Hall, he looked around as someone else entered.
"Who are you?" asks the other person
"No one you need to know about," the figure replied then threw a piece of parchment into the flame and shimmered out.
The other person threw their own parchment into the flame and left.
The next day, Alexis sat in Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Carmela didn't want to teach her at the present time, because she was rather shaken about something and didn't want to discuss it.
"Alastor Moody. Ex-Auror, Ministry malcontent and your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. I am here because Dumbledore asked me. End of story, goodbye, the end." Moody explained "Any questions?"
The whole class didn't speak.
"When it comes to the Dark Arts, I believe in a practical approach." Moody stated. "But first, which of you can tell me how many Unforgivable Curses there are?"
"Three sir," Hermione spoke up.
"And they are so named?" Moody asks
"Because they are unforgivable. The use of any one of them-" Hermione answers,
"Will earn you a one-way ticket to Azkaban, correct." Moody finished. "The Ministry says you're too young to see what these curses do. I say different! You need to know what you're up against! You need to be prepared." he turned back to the blackboard, "You need to find another place to put your chewing gum besides the underside of your desk. Mr. Finnigan!"
the whole class turned and stared at Seamus.
"No way. The old codger can see out the back of his head," Seamus whispers
The class ducked as Moody threw a piece of chalk across the classroom at Seamus, "And hear across classrooms!" he stepped up to Harry and Ron's desk. "So which curse shall we see first? Weasley!"
"Yes?" Ron squeaked in fear.
"Stand" ordered Moody
Ron did so,
"Give us a curse." Moody stated.
"Well, my dad did tell me about one. The Imperius Curse." Ron replied.
"Oh, yeah, your father would know all about that. Gave the Ministry quite a bit of grief a few years ago," Moody stated. "perhaps this will show you why," Moody went over to an assortment of creatures and chose a spider, "Hello. Lovely little beauty." he pointed his wand at it, "Engorgio." the spider doubled in size. "Imperio!"
The class watched as Moody made the spider do the strangest things, from float above Ron's head to stand on Draco's face. Alexis wasn't laughing with the others, she felt her stomach heave, she had to close her eyes and breathe telling herself, it wasn't right to vanquish your teacher, because this was animal cruelty,
"What should I have her do next? Jump out the window?" Moody asked as he flicked his wand and the spider smacked into the window, then lowered to a bucket of water, "Down herself?" Moody then changed his mind and summoned the spider back into his hand, "Scores of witches and wizards have claimed that they only did You-Know-Who's bidding under the influence of the Imperius Curse. But here's the rub: how do we sort out the liars? Another, another."
Neville Longbottom raised his hand,
"Longbottom, is it?" Moody asks. "Professor Sprout tells me you have an aptitude for Herbology,"
Neville nodded, "There's the...The Cruciatus Curse,"
"Correct, correct. Come, come." Moody stated.
Neville went to stand by Moody,
"Particularly nasty, the torture" Moody stated before pointing his wand at the spider "Crucio!"
the spider began to tremble in pain. Alexis opened her eyes and saw Neville's face, he looked like he was about to have hysterics, both Hermione and Alexis shouted, "Stop it! Can't you see it's bothering him? Stop it!"
Moody walked over to Alexis and Hermione's desk, "Perhaps you could give us the last Unforgivable Curse, Miss Granger or you Miss Halliwell."
Hermione and Alexis shook their heads.
"No?" Moody asks "Avada Kedavra!"
Alexis' eyes widen and she glanced at Harry. The same green jet of light killed the spider just like James and Lily Potter.
"The Killing Curse only One person is known to have survived it and he's sitting in this room." Moody explained before looking over at Harry.
After class was dismissed,
"Brilliant, isn't he?" Ron asked. "Completely demented, of course, and terrifying to be in the same room with but he's really been there, you know? He's looked evil in the eye."
"There's a reason those curses are Unforgivable." Hermione snapped. "To perform them in classroom, I mean, did you see the look Neville's face?"
"It goes against everything I was taught by Carmela and what I stand for." Alexis stated as she, Ron, Harry, and Hermione were walking downstairs, "I don't go around Vanquishing innocents no matter how idiotic they are, it's just wrong..." she was going to say more but she saw Neville standing by the window.
They stopped and Moody came limping downstairs
"Neville? Son? You all right?" Moody asks, Neville just nodded. "Come on. We'll have a cup of tea. I want to show you something."
Neville turned and followed Moody back up the stairs.
The next couple of days were the same, Wednesday, Hermione and Alexis were sitting in the great hall. Alexis had the magical copy of the Book Of Shadows with her and was trying to come up with a Source Vanquishing spell. She gotten an owl Tuesday from Phoebe asking for help, they were going to Vanquish the Source once and for all. She looked up when when she heard someone.
"Come on, Cedric. Put it in!" encouraged a Hufflepuff student.
Cedric crossed the line and and put his name into the Goblet of Fire, then went over to sit besides Alexis.
"Eternal Glory. Be brilliant, wouldn't it?" Ron asks as he and Harry were walking over to their friends. "Three years from now, when we're old enough to be chosen."
"Better you then me." Harry replied
Fred and George came running in cheering, "Yes!" they came to stand on the benches "Well lads, we've done it."
"Cooked it up just this morning," George stated.
"It's not going to work." Hermione replied
"Oh yeah?" Fred asks
"And why is that, Granger?" George asks
Alexis laughed,
"You see this? This is an Age Line. Dumbledore drew it himself." Hermione replied.
"So?" the twins asks
"So a genius like Dumbledore couldn't possibly be fooled by a dodge as pathetically dimwitted as an Aging Potion," Alexis commented.
The twins looked at her,
"But that's why it's so brilliant." Fred stated
"Because it's so pathetically dimwitted." George added
they stood back up, and began shaking their vials of aging potion.
"Ready, Fred?"
"Ready, George."
they drank the potion, and jump across the Age line, and cheers began. They put their names in the Goblet but then fire erupted and sent the boys flying backwards, when they sat up, the twins had white hair and beards.
Alexis started giggling, "Nice beards, you could Professor Dumbledore a run for his money,"
the twins began to fight amongst themselves blaming the other.
The crowd turned silent when Karkaroff came in with Victor Krum, and another student.
Krum put his name in, and glanced at Hermione.
"Someone has a crush," whispered Alexis to Hermione.
Thursday night rolled around and everyone gathered in the Great Hall awaiting the naming of the Champions.
"sit down, please." Dumbledore stated. "Now the moment you've all been waiting for: The Champion selection."
Dumbledore nodded as Alexis, she used her pyrokinesis to dim the fires
The Headmaster walked up to the Goblet, and placed his hands on the sides of the Goblet.
Carmela orbed down from Up There with a rather displeased look on her face. She hated the Triwizard Tournament with a passion. She learned that someone placed her charges' names in the goblet. But she had to make sure they didn't have anything to do with it.
The Blue fire of the Goblet turned red and a piece of half burnt parchment came out. Dumbledore caught it.
"The Durmstrang champion is Viktor Krum."
another name came out,
"The Champion for Beauxbatons is Fleur Delacour."
the third name came out,
"The Hogwarts champion, Cedric Diggory!"
the students clapped for Cedric.
"Excellent! We now have our three champions." Dumbledore stated. "But in the end, only one will go down in history only one will hoist this chalice of champions this vessel of victory..."
Barty Crouch walked in with a covered object, then removed the cover.
"The Triwizard Cup!" Dumbledore finished.
Snape step forward looking at the Goblet, causing Dumbledore to look, another name was throw from the flames.
Carmela walked up and looked down at the parchment, with Dumbledore.
"Harry Potter." Dumbledore stated "Harry Potter?"
Harry couldn't believe it,
"Harry Potter!" Dumbledore shouted.
Hermione and Alexis pushed him, "Go Harry,"
the students began booing him, saying he was a cheater.
"Silence!" Carmela shouted, then pointed to the Goblet again, "It's happening again."
another name flew from the flames. This time Carmela caught it and her heart sunk,
"Alexis Halliwell!" Dumbledore shouted